PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ATJ Lucko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazaros Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wild Boys. ATJ Lucko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lucko
vs
Jones

188 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ATJ Lucko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lazaros Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Lucko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Lucko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Lucko is looking to clinch.
Lucko misses with a body shot.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Lucko throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Lucko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lucko misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the body from Lucko misses
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucko slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones throws a lazy head kick

and Lucko counters by moving into the clinch.

Lucko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Lucko ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucko also avoids with ease.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucko throws a head kick that misses.
Lucko tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Lucko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucko throws a big shot that misses.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lucko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones thows a leg kick but Lucko checks it
and Lucko counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucko.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones swinging wilding here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucko.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Lucko counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a double jab
and Lucko counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lucko.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones throws a combination. Lucko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lucko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucko.
Jones stalks Lucko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lucko's face. Lucko staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lazaros Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lucko avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Lucko misses with a looping right.
Lucko dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Lucko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones scores with a one two! Lucko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Lucko closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Lucko keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Lucko has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazaros Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones lands a high kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lucko. Jones shrugs it off though.
Lucko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Jones misses.
Lazaros Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones clinches but Lucko breaks the clinch

and Lucko counters by clinching up.

Lucko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a lazy head kick

and Lucko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lucko prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Lucko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucko is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucko throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Lucko thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.

Jones is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones tries to break free but Lucko pushes him back against the cage.

Lucko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Lazaros Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lucko misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Lucko counters with a body kick.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Lucko moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Lucko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucko circles away quickly and effectively.
Lucko thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Lucko.
A left lands for Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Lucko counters with a solid body kick.
Lucko swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lucko moves out of range.
Lucko tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Lucko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucko. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucko. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones tries to bum rush Lucko with a series of wild strikes but Lucko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Lucko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lucko throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucko scores with a head kick.
Lucko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Lucko counters with a right hand to the body.

Lucko rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lucko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ATJ Lucko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Jones wants to clinch but Lucko slips to the side
and Lucko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Jones does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lucko takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lucko trying to land knees to the body.
Lucko leaning against his opponent.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucko has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lucko breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Lucko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lucko avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Lucko ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Lucko is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lucko counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Lucko lands a front kick.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lucko tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Lucko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lucko throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch
and Lucko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Lucko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Lucko.
Lucko lands with a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucko.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lucko to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
ATJ Lucko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lucko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ATJ Lucko!